Weighing scale



M. H. HANSEN Feb. 9, 1937.

WEIGHING SCALE FilBd March 14, 1935 .3 Sheets-Sheet l MNTOFZ. Mani/s M Hansen 6 0% Feb. 9, 1937. HANSEN 2,069,757

WEIGHING SCALE Filed March 14, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 mENTOR War/Z13 H/ /qms'en 6 M, W 6 M+MQ flTTopqggys Feb. 9, 1937. M. H. HANSEN 7 2,069,757

WEIGHI G SCALE I Filed March 14,. 1935 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented F b. 9,1937

* WEIGHING SCALE Marius HQHansen, Chicago, 111., assignor to Hanson Scale Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application March 14, 1935, Serial No. 11,018

Claims.

This invention relates particularly to personal scales. Commercial considerations make low cost essential, but it is important that the construction, although inexpensive,- be strong,

5 durable and capable of accurate operation. It is also desirable that such scales be readily portable and that they shall take up little room, and hence they should be light. and compact. The aim of the present invention is to produce a scale 19 possessing all of these desirable characteristics.

dimensions that it can lie wholly below the platform and inside the perimetral outline of the latter; and accuracy in operation has been attained by reason of the strong and durable character oi the construction, the proper alinement and spacing of the bearings, and the placing of the pointer on the supporting framework instead 01 on the platform. V In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a weighing scale embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rear-wall unit and certain parts associated therewith.

Fig. 4 is a section on lined-4 of Fig. 2. [Fig.5isasectiononline 5-5 ofFlg.2.

Fig; 6 is a perspective view of'the front-bearing unit. i

Fig. 7 is an underside view of the dial unit. The mechanism'of the scale is enclosed within a shallow rectangular box or casing A. The

platform B is or approximately the same perimetrlc outline as the casing A and constitutes a cover for the latter. The casing A comprises a perlmetral wall memher forming the front end and two sides of the casing and made oi' an integral'piece of sheet metal. In the drawinga'the'numeral l denotes the front end wall. The numeral 2 indicates the side wall. The rear end wall is formed .of a sheet metal unit, illustrated in Fig. 3, which consists 58 unit further comprises a bottom plate 6 adapted to overlie and be welded to inwardly extending flanges I on the side walls 2. The bottom of the casing Ais completed by a plate 8 having at its rear edge two lugs 9 to engage the forward edge of the plate 6. The front end of the plate 8 is supported by means of ears l0 formed at the front corners of the plate 8 and bent to overlie the ends of an inwardly extending flange H on the front wall I.

The scale mechanism comprises two levers l2 and I3 (Fig. v5). To provide bearings to support the lever I2 I attach to the inner side of the front wall I the integral'unit ll shown in Fig. 6. Said unit comprises a plate l5 adapted to lie against the inner side of the front wall I and be secured thereto in any preferred way, as by means of rivets l6 (Fig. 5).' The unit I4 further comprises two rear'wardly extending webs l1, each of which is bent to form a V-shaped bearing I8 and a vertically extending flange IS, the latter being adapted to lie alongside oi the side walls 2 and be spot-welded thereto. as at 20, so as to afford a point of support close to the bearing it. It will be seen that by forming the bearings l8 as a part of a unit, such as the unit ll, said bearings can u be readily formed in perfectalinement with each other and at the desired distance apart, and may be easily secured in proper position within the casing A and with the necessary strength and rigidity.

The lever I3 is pivotaily supported within the rear portion of the casing A by means of two hangers 2| (Figs. 2 and 3), each hanger being formed of an integral piece of sheet metal. The lower end of the hanger is bent to form a V- shaped bearing 22 for the lever 13. The upper end of the hanger is bent to form an angular inwardly extending portion 23, an upwardly extending portion 24 and a rearwardly and downwardly extending portion 25. On the upper edge of the 40 rear wall 3 is an inwardly extending flange 26, and on the forward edge of said flange is an upwardly extending flange 21 having notches 28 which constitute bearings for the upper ends of the hangers 2|. tion 23 and the lower end of the portion 25 is less than the height of the flange 21 to the bottom of the notch 28; consequently, the hanger 2| cannot be disengaged from the flange 21 by a direct forward movement of the upper end of the hanger. 5 The portion 22 prevents upward displacement of the hanger, and the side walls of the notch 28 prevent sidewise displacement of the hanger. In the operation of assembling the scale. the hanger 2| is engaged with the flange 2'! by a downward The distance between the por- 45 have knife-edge bearings, 30'adapte'd to stand upon the V-shaped bearings n of the hangers. Theforward end of the lever 3 is suspended from a knife-:edge bearing 3| at approximately the midpoint of the lev erf| 2 "by-means of a loop 32. said loop supporting akn'ii'e-edgebearing 33 on the lever l3.

The rear end of the lever i2 is supported by two resistor springs '34. which are'suspended from the flange 21, as shown in Fig. 3.

The scale mechanismcomprises a pointer 35 (Figs z and 3) .which is fixed to the flanges 26 and 21 and which overlies the peripheral portion of a rotatable circular dial36'. The dial 36 is fixed to a vertical shaft 3Iv (Fig.7). which is journaled in bearings carried by a plate 36 that extends across the casing A'and' is secured at its ends to inwardly extending flanges '39 (Figs.,2 and 4) on. the side walls 2. Fixed'to the shaft 31 is a pinion 46 (Figs; 2 and 7 that meshes with a curved rack 4|.' The rack is prevented from moving edgewise out of mesh with' the pinion by means of a stud 42. The rack 4| is pivoted at 43 to a lever 44 which is pivoted at 4,5 to the plate 38. A spring 46 carried by the lever tends tocause pivotal movement of the rack 4 I. on the axis 43 toward the pinion 46 and thus holdsthe rack in contact with the pinion.

A spring 41 attached to the lever 44 and anchored to the plate 38 at 46 tends to swing the lever 44 in the direction to rotate the dial 36 to register the weight. The action of the spring 41 is controlled by the scale lever I! through a linkage comprising a link 49 pivoted at 50 to a bracket 5| on the lever 44. The rear end of the link 49 is pivoted at 52 to a bell crank arm 53 Connected with the bell crank arm 53 is an arm 54 which is bent to overlie the rear end of the lever l2 and which carries an antifriction roller 55 that rests upon the rear end of said lever. The bell crank lever 53, 54 is pivoted at 56 in a bracket 51 which is riveted to the rear wall 3 at 56. It will be seen that when the arm I! swings downwardly against the tension of the resistor spring 34, the spring 47 is permitted to move the rack 4| clockwise (as viewed in Fig. 5), thus imparting clockwise rotation to the dial 36, the extent of such rotation being proportional to the extent of downward movement of the lever I2.

In order to adjust the zero position of the dial 36 with reference to the pointer 35, I provide an adjustable connection between the bell crank arms 53 and 54. For this purpose the arm 53 is pivoted with relation to the arm 54 at the axis 56, but is normally held immovable with relation to the arm 54 through the medium of a screw 59 which is connected to the arm 53 at 60 (Fig. 3) and which extends freely through a bracket 6| on the arm 54. An expansive coiled spring- 62 is interposed between the arm 53 and the bracket 6|. On the rear end of the screw 59 is a nut 63 which may be turned by hand. The spring 62 normally holds the arm 53 at a fixed distance from the bracket 6|, but said distance may be adjusted when necessary to bring the zero point on the dial 36 directly beneath the pointer 35, by

turning the nut 63 in the appropriate direction. The nut 63 extends freely through a slot 64 in the rear wall 3.

whenxnescue is being amm the me tory, the movement or the dial is brought into proper relation to the movement of the platform.

A before the bottom plate 8 is'secured in places The platform B has fastened to its underside two sheet metal 7 brackets 65 (Figs.- 2" and). These brackets are bent to provide twoiront v shaped bearings 66 and two rear V-shaped lugs 61. Thebearings 66 are adapted to rest upon knife-edge bearings. (Figs. 2, 4, and'5) formed on the lever I2 near the front-end thereof. 'Thebearings '61 rest upon, knife-edge bearings 63. I (Figs. 2 and 5) that are formed on'therear portionjof the-lever I3. A

The platform B is secured against separation from the scale mechanism iby'means of. two angular lugs 10 (Fig. 2) formed on therear'er idsoi the brackets 66, said brackets extending'beneath theflange 26 and thus serving to prevent objectionable upward movement of the rear endoi the platform. The front end of the platform is held against objectionable upward dis'p1ace-- ment-by means of a cross pin ll (Figs. 2 and 4), r I one end or which is threaded into anopening in one of the side walls 2 and the other end of which lies in an opening in the opposite side wall 2. The pin 1| extends loosely through vertically elongatedopenings 12 in the brackets 66. The openings 12 are or sumcient length to permit, the platform B to descend in the weighing operation, but in conjunction with the pin ll they prevent the front end of the platform from being removed from the body-of the scaleand also prevent forward and'backward movement of the platform.

In that portion of the platiormB which overlies the pointer 36 is formed an arcuate opening I3 (Fig. 1) which is glazed with any suitable material, thus constituting a window through which the position of the dial 36 with relation to the pointer 36 may be observed.

In use," the platform 13 is subjected to the weight ofthe person or object to be weighed, the pressure upon the platform being transmitted through the bearings 66, 68 and 61, 69 to the levers l2 and I3. The rear end or the lever I2 is thereby caused to descend against the tension of the resistor springs 34. The descent of the lever |2 permits the spring 41 to swing the arm 44 and the rack 4| in the clockwise direction, thus turning the dial 36 clockwise to carry the graduations on the dial beneath the pointer 35, whereby the weight is indicated. As explained, the dial mechanismis not positively connected to the scale levers, but on the contrary, the roller 55 is merely caused by the spring 41 to follow the lever 2 in the downward movement of the-latter. Consequently, the dial mechanism is protected from injury through violent movements imparted inadvertently or mischievously to the platform.

It will be seen that no part of the dial mechanism is carried by the platform, the entire dial mechanism being mounted in and upon the easing A. Consequently, no inaccuracy is introduced into the registration through any slight lateral displacement or the platform.

By mounting the dial mechanism in and upon the casing A and beneath the platform B, a very compact construction isattained.

The manufacture of the scale in sections or units, such as the front bearing unit M (Fig. 6),

so I

the rear bearing unit illustrated in Fig. 3, and the 7 6 dial unit shown in Fig. 7 greatly facilitates the assembly oi the parts and thus enables me to produce a strong, durable and accurate scale at a relatively low cost.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a weighing scale, a casing, an integral unit formed of sheet metal and comprising a vertical plate attached to the casing, and two vertical webs extending at an angle to the plate, one at each end of the plate, each web being bent at its upper portion to form a bearing and also bent to form a vertical attaching portion close to the bearing, said attaching portions being secured to the casing, each bearing being supported between one of said webs and the adjacent attaching portion.

2. A weighing scale having, in combination, a box-like casing, a platform overlying the casing, scale mechanism and indicating mechanism supported by the casing below the platform, members on the platform which rest on the scale mechanism, said members having vertically elongated openings, and a pin extending across and secured to the casing and extending through said openings to secure the platform to the casing and prevent torsional displacement of the platform.

3. In a weighing scale, a rectangular casing, an integral unit formed of sheet metal and comprising an elongated attaching plate secured to one wall of the casing, a bearing formed at each end of the plate adjacent to two opposite walls of said casing, and an attaching portion close to each bearing, each attaching portion being secured to one of saidopposite walls, whereby said bearings are spaced a predetermined distance apart along the first mentioned wall and secured to said other walls in alinement with each other at a predetermined height.

4. A scale lever hanger formed of an integral piece of sheet metal bent to provide at its upper end an angular suspending member and an angular displacement-preventing portion beneath and adjacent to'said suspending member, said member and portion being spaced apart to receive a support, and bent at its lower end to provide a lever bearing.

5. In a weighing scale, a sheet-metal member bent to provide a horizontal flange having a vertical flange rising therefrom, the vertical flange having a notch in its upper edge, a scale-lever hanger formed of sheet metal bent to provide an angular suspending member lying in said notch,

an angular displacement-preventing portion underlying the horizontal flange, and a scale lever bearing at its lower end.

- MARIUS H. HANSEN. 

